Punctuate! Theatre
iPhoto caption: Tracey Nepinak and Teneil Whiskeyjack in 'Strife.' Photo by Jae Yang.
REVIEW: Punctuate! Theatre’s Strife opens up perspectives on grief, activism, and the oil industry
Playwright Matthew MacKenzie and director Yvette Nolan have crafted a drama in which every character is worth hearing. What follows is my attempt to listen — perspective by perspective.
iPhoto caption: Photo by Dahlia Katz.
REVIEW: Takwahiminana explores what healing means when the past never quite lets go
While playwright Matthew MacKenzie’s lyrical storytelling is always a delight, there’s something astringent and detached about Takwahiminana that produces a distancing effect, preventing it from reaching the emotional highs of his other recent work.
REVIEW: First Métis Man of Odesa at Punctuate! Theatre/Theatre Centre
First Métis Man of Odesa captures how the fates of two people are entwined into global events larger than life, and how one cannot exist without the other.
iPhoto caption: Image by Andrew Kushnir
Why Is Canadian Theatre So Russian Right Now?
Canada boasts the second largest Ukrainian diaspora in the world — second only to Russia, in fact. Why hasn’t this diaspora been met by our theatre scene in what is arguably its greatest moment of need?